The Spanish government and regional authorities in Andalusia have finally reached an agreement on the fate of Doñana National Park after weeks of negotiations and almost two years of disputes, all in the midst of a devastating drought.
Animal rights groups and prosecutors in Spain are sounding the alarm over a large number of birds killed by flying into the glassed-walled padel courts, a hugely popular racquet sport in the country.
Global wine production has fallen this year to its lowest level since 1961 as vineyards were pummelled by extreme weather events, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Tuesday.
Raccoons may be native to the Americas but in recent years their presence in Spain has increased dramatically to the point that they’re starting to pose a risk to natural ecosystems, agriculture and even people's health.
As the cold weather is finally approaching in Spain, people are beginning to think about how to heat their homes in winter. Many houses don't have central heating, so fires are good way of staying warm, but is collecting your own firewood possible?
Wolves are making a comeback throughout Europe, including in Spain, where a 2021 protection law and subsequent wolf population spike has become a political matter, writes environmental researcher Hanna Pettersson.
Catfish are huge freshwater creatures that are native to central and eastern Europe. Now, they have become established in Spain and are threatening the local ecosystems.
The Iberian wolf has recovered from near extinction decades ago to become a political issue in recent years, with the population now mainly concentrated in one particular corner of Spain.
Five siblings have been jailed for more than three years for illegally extracting water from an aqueduct feeding a UNESCO-listed Spanish nature reserve that is threatened by desertification, a court ruling showed.
In the salt marshes of Cádiz in southwestern Spain, Juan Carlos Sánchez de Lamadrid surveyed a grid of rectangular pools of milky water, part of a time-honoured tradition to harvest salt from the sea.
Spanish livestock farmers on Wednesday raised the alarm over increasing wolf attacks on their herds, demanding the government reverse a 2021 ban on hunting this protected species.
Lakes around the France-Spain border have taken on a strange green hue. Unlike other Pyrenean lakes with their usually crystal-clear water, they have fallen victim to a disturbance attributed by some researchers to minnows introduced by fishermen.
The largest permanent lagoon in drought-hit southern Spain's Doñana natural park, home of one of Europe's largest wetlands, has completely dried out for the second summer in a row.
Over 600 municipalities across Spain have implemented water restrictions to try and deal with the historic drought conditions affecting many parts of the country. Find out if your area is affected and what kind of restrictions are in place.
Several Spanish regions are dealing with a sharp rise in black fly populations, with experts warning of the potential risks black their blood-sucking bites pose to our. Here are their recommendations to keep them away.
A Spanish court ruled Friday that Swedish mining company Boliden is not liable for clean-up costs over a 1998 toxic spill in southern Spain, one of the country's worst ecological disasters.
There are no longer showers on the beach in Lloret de Mar which, like many popular tourist resorts in drought-hit Spain, is seeking ways to conserve its increasingly sparse water supplies.
As Spain grapples with severe drought and successive heatwaves, how to best manage the country's water supplies is a sticking point between political parties ahead of the upcoming general election, and a way to gain votes.
Twenty five years after one of Spain's worst ecological disasters, a court case against the Swedish mining company involved opened Tuesday in the southern city of Seville.
If you, like many in Spain this summer, will be heading to the beaches, be aware that there are 48 'playas' that have received Black Flags for not meeting the right health, cleanliness and environmental standards.
Groups of killer whales have rammed hundreds of small boats off the coast of Spain in recent years in "terrifying" behaviour that has baffled scientists.
A German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries over environmental concerns has enraged farmers and Spain's right wing, forcing a German parliamentary delegation to suspend its work Monday.
Spain's weather agency issued weather warnings for large parts of the country Tuesday as several days of torrential rains following a prolonged drought caused minor flooding.
Firefighters backed by soldiers battled a wildfire in western Spain on Friday that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages, officials said.
